Small Business Success Blog

For many nonprofits, tax-exempt status is everything. The first step in obtaining tax exemption should be defining your nonprofit’s purpose.

Startup businesses that took on debt are more likely to succeed (as long as they use business debt as opposed to taking on personal debt).

Exiting a business requires filing paperwork to officially dissolve your business with the state and taking care of other legal and financial formalities.

Maintaining a business blog is just as critical. Here are reasons you might want to use that expertise to keep your business blog active.

The first Friday in March is National Employee Appreciation Day. What better time to show the people who fuel your success how much you value them?

Do you experience a little dip in enthusiasm around this time of year? Here are 5 creative ways to boost employee motivation and morale.

Research has shown that consumers spend $5,400 a year on impulse purchases. So how can retailers improve merchandising to take advantage of impulse buyers?

How can you market a business in a dull field, like an industrial manufacturer, accounting firm or freight forwarder? With the right attitude, marketing a boring business can actually be pretty interesting.

What is a strengths-based company culture? Learn how to recognize each employee’s strengths and find ways to use those strengths productively on the job.

Every product we use in our daily lives was once just an idea. Follow these eight steps to go from concept to manufacturing, and hopefully, a profit.

To keep people in the office and collaborating with one another, and make telecommuting obsolete, learn these practical tips.

Here’s an overview of some important things to know when you’re hiring—and some things you might be doing wrong without knowing it.